David Ortiz is an eight-time All-Star with 343 homers in Boston. / Peter G. Aiken, US PRESSWIRE

by Scott Boeck, USA TODAY Sports

by Scott Boeck, USA TODAY Sports

David Ortiz is returning to the the Boston Red Sox for at least two more years.

Bobby Valentine, the 2012 Red Sox manager, is not.

Ortiz, who signed a two-year, $26 million deal today, made sure he gave him a proper send off and fired back at his former manager who two weeks ago accused the designated hitter of shutting it down because the team was not in the playoff race and not because of an Achilles injury.

"No. 1, never bite the hand that feeds you, because in the end that will come back to bite you," Ortiz told ESPNDeportes.com. "I was one of those players that always showed support for him. In fact, I held a couple of player meetings.

"No. 2, the day that I returned from the DL, I told him that I was not sure what percentage health-wise I was in, but that I could not be out there without trying to help. When I told him that, I put my career on the side to help him and the team. Being in an incredible amount of pain, I went out there to support them.

"No. 3, after he went on national TV to say what he said, he sent me a text message trying to tell me that it was the media trying to change things. I did not respond to the message and I said to myself, this guy must have some mental issues or needs medicine or something? I said, I am dealing with someone crazy and I am not going to drive myself crazy, so it is better if I leave it alone."

Ortiz, a 10-year veteran in Boston, played just one game since July 16 and landed on the disabled list. On Aug. 25, Boston traded Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

That's when Valentine believed Ortiz decided to shut it down.

"(Ortiz) realized that this trade meant that we're not going to run this race and we're not even going to finish the race properly and he decided not to play anymore," Valentine said Oct. 23 in an interview on "Costas Tonight" on NBC Sports Network. "I think at that time it was all downhill from there."